Newt eggs are particularly sensitive to increased acidity and are absent from ponds affected by acid rain. The tiger, spotted, Jefferson's, blue-spotted, and marbled salamanders are the New York ...

The sway of spotted salamanders is a perfect ritual dance for Valentine's Day (which is this week, just in case you need a ...

However, one study documented flatwoods salamanders as far as 5,576 feet from a breeding pond. BREEDING: Adults typically leave their burrows on rainy nights in late fall to migrate to isolated, ...

Ambystoma is derived from either the Latin anabystoma, meaning “to cram into the mouth,” or from amblystoma, the Greek for “blunt mouth.” DESCRIPTION: Large for a modern amphibian, the male California ...